Daily Republican., 1887-02-17

given Giles any money on the occasion
Iof these visits, but Mr.. Bird objected on
the ground that 1t was not admissible
unless IL WAS given for the purpose Of
mitigating the amount Of damages.
The court, however, decided thHt the
ovidsncs could bs admitted, end the
witness then said that he and
Mr.. Davis oAllsdon Giles and
the latter gave his mother $40.
Witness aftsrwArd gave him $40
on two occasions, making $50 In all,
besides 3 or ~, which they expanded
/ for some necessary articles. Tho DOM
pany also paid DR.. Pyle e5S and DR..
Draper $40. The witness afterwards
offered Giies moro money, bus he re-
fused TO take IL, and said that he WAS
advised BY his counsel not to accept
anything further.
The defense closed With this witness
and Mr. Bird commenced the examinA
tion Of witnesses In rsbuttal.
franklin B. Hoiton testified that IT
the time Of the accident he had . black
smith shop about 100 feet from the
building which fell down. He saw the
storm. but did not think 1t any worse
than NUM- ers Of others which he had
witnessed In the summer time. He saw
the men At work ON the roof Of the
new building, and remarked 90 o man
who Was In his shop that they were
very foolish TO atay out In the rain.
While he WAS looking st them the
building went down.
]. Barton Oheyney tsstifisd that he 10
connected with the Every Evening,
and ON the day Of the accident had
been over to the AlmshousA. He was
on his way homo about Q O'Clock In she
Afterr DON, and when he reached the
causeWa5 1t commenced to rain and
seemed to get harder ~ he neared the
city. The wind which accom- panied
the storm was not any harder than
that which generally accompanies .
summer rain, and he had frequently
saw II bow much harder. He was In
a buggy with . top and the wind did
not Affect that. The witness drove up
Market street to Fifth, and when be
reached the Every Evening office he
learned OF the accident,
| William h. Slnnex testified that he
wac at work on the building AZ tbs time
| OF the accident and did not consider the
wind unusually strong. He had no
fear of being blown of, and had work ed
on other buildings when the wind was
blowing much harder.
On Cross examination he said that he
is also plaintiff in . suit against this
company for damages.
William GossAm was also ct work on
the roof OF the building and did not
consider the wind any worse than gem
orally accompanies q summer shower.
He did not notice the angry cloud de-
scribed by Q witness, or any very I'm.
usual disturbance Of the elements.
George 7. Hatton testified that Mt the
time of the accident he was employed
by the Dis nond State Iron Company,
and was 1t work in the second story OF
the machine snop, on this side Of the
creek. He saw the storm coming, and
was Watching the clouds and the men
at work on the new mill when 1t went
down. The wind ut that time was not
very strong, and the worst OF the storm
did not come until after the mill went
down.
| On croBs-ex animation the witness said
he had an unobstructed view Of the new
building.
George W. Powell testified that at
the time when the accident occurred he
kept ore on Heald street, about 30
feet from the building which fell. He
had IN awning 16 yards long in front Of
his store, which was held up by an iron
frame fastened TO the house. The wind
was not strong enough to blow this
awning down; the heaviest wind came
afseI the building fell. He was standing
in the door and raw the building fall
The storm was nothing more than al
Ioidinsry summer shower At O'Clock
COURT took recess until 3 O'Clock.